YouTube users have posted countless videos aimed at helping others acquire new skills, from frivolous talents to specialized technical skills. But while many of these videos may be useful, Chicago Booth PhD candidate Michael Kardas and Booth’s Ed O’Brien find that they can also breed overconfidence. Research participants who repeatedly watched YouTube tutorials tended to have more confidence in their ability to perform the skills being demonstrated than those who watched the videos just once—but when put to the test, they were no more adept than those who’d had just a single viewing.
Research suggests the experience of poverty can shape decision-making.
Does Poverty Make You Behave Differently?
Research suggests we have room for improvement when it comes to investing in tools that mitigate distraction.
Are You Undervaluing Your Own Attention?
A summer camp offers lessons on how to form close relationships with members of other groups.
How to Forge Relationships with the ‘Enemy’Your Privacy
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